The spanish website devoted to Tolkien and member of TORn Community, Elfenomeno.com, is proud to announce that three of their members (Paola Castagno, Jesus Pedrazo and Juan Manuel Villa) have published a book titled: "J.R.R. Tolkien: Preguntas frecuentes (y no tan frecuentes)". [More]

Probono writes: Our very own Figgy (Bret McKenzie) has landed a contract with NBC as 1/2 of folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords. Reuters: "As for Flight of the Conchords, NBC executives got a glimpse of the colorful New Zealand duo of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement at this year's Montreal Comedy Festival, two years after Leingang first spotted them in Edinburgh. [More]

Charmed Sister writes: Since my stay in Washington coincided with Viggo Mortensen's Miyelo exhibit at the Addison/Ripley Gallery in Georgetown, DC, I made it a point to see his photos in person. [More]

wmchichiri writes: : Last Night at the Meyerson Center, the Dallas Orchestra performed the Lord of the Rings Symphony, and I had a very precious seat for the performance. Words will never be able to fully convey or express my immense enjoyment in the performance. [More]

Robbi writes: There are still a few tickets remaining for the upcoming Chicago LOTR symphony performances being held on October 8 & 9. Howard Shore will be holding a pre-concert Q&A both evenings. Certainly NOT to be missed! [Tickets]

Quickbeam writes: Do you have a LOTR inspired tattoo somewhere on your body? Elvish lettering? Want to show it off in a feature film? If you have such a tattoo, we might use it for "Ringers: Lord of the Fans." Please send us a high resolution picture of your tattoo by email to: ringers@theonering.net. The minimum resolution must be 720 x 480, at 72dpi. Any resolution higher is much preferred! All submissions must be made by no later than October 12, 2004.

Lindsay writes: mugglenet.com is currently running a poll asking who you would most like to see direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. One of the choices is Peter Jackson, and he's currently winning by just 48 votes. [More]

The folks from FACTS 2004 write: This weekend FACTS 2004 will take place, the biggest science fiction, fantasy & anime convention in the Benelux. Last year's edition, the fourteenth already, (which was attended by John Rhys-Davies) drew nearly 5.000 visitors, a number we sure hope to beat this year again. [More]

Skyway Moaters writes: Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know about a "Tolkien Event" that took place this past Monday evening at The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility here in the Hampton Roads area of Southern Virginia. The lecture was entitled: "Moon Runes, The Light of Earendil, and Durin's Crown: The Astronomy of Middle-Earth", and was delivered by one Kristine M. Larsen, Ph.D., Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Central Connecticut State University. The event took place in a large lecture hall at the Jefferson Labs facility described above, and the good professor (a true Tolkien Geek BTW) was playing to a packed house. [More]

kongisking.net has posted a video featuring Andy Serkis as 'Lumpy the Cook' giving a tour of his kitchens on the SS Venture. Take a look at Andy in full character showing off his state-of-the-art facilities and offering recipe hints and hygiene tips. [More]

Lord of the Rings star, Orlando Bloom has really hit the big time and doesn't he know it. With a string of movie hits, it seems everything he touches turns to gold - and now Calvin Klein is looking to latch onto this and bring him to the small screen. [More]

Altaira, a TORN-sib from the TORN discussion boards writes: Andy Tookey, of GiveLife.org, sent his thanks recently for the donation of over $900.00 US to the New Zealand based organ donor program, Peter Jackson's favorite charity. [More]

The folks from specialsignings.com write: Further to our recent JINNAH promotion in Liverpool we have now negoatiated a full weekend event for Christopher Lee. This is a 2 day event, held on November 13th & 14th, and is available on 1 day or 2 day tickets. [More]

We have updated the ORC webpage with a brief overview of some of the highlights from our celebration taking place Jan 14-16th 2005 in Pasadena, CA. Ticket information will be posted shortly and we will be blasting our mailing list with information as soon as it is available. [Click Here]

The BehindYou.org team write: October is US National Spinal Health Month and to mark this BehindYou.org is running a charity raffle - Raffle for Research. Argonath Book-ends, Samwise Gamgee bust, rare Orlando Bloom magazines, Official Orlando Bloom Calendar...and more! [More]

Cheshire Cat writes: This is the story of how two TORn discussion board members got a chance to party with the stars this weekend. Jordan the discursive and myself, discussion board members, arrived in Milton Keynes on Friday afternoon. Jordan had flown in from the U.S. especially for the Collectormania 6 event and we were looking forward to a weekend of fun. Little did we know just what a blast it would be. [More]

The members of the World Festival Symphony Orchestra are accustomed to performing on strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. It's just the specific forms of these instruments that might feel a little foreign to the musicians as they rehearse this week: Ney flute. Hardanger fiddle. Bodhran drum. [More]

TORnados - Since we changed our shirts featured for sale, we have had a deluge of emails asking if our old styles were still available. The answer is YES!...except when we don't have it in your size and color. We took a detailed inventory of what we have left over and the good news is, you can still buy them. That bad news is, we usually only have a few available in each size, style and color. [More]

Tomorrow (October 5th) Christopher Lee will be signing copies of the DVD "Jinnah" (19.99 GBP) at Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge) in London. There will be a free exclusive documentary screening for the first 40 customers. Lee will only be signing "Jinnah" and no other items.

Robbi writes: There are still a few tickets remaining for the upcoming Chicago LOTR symphony performances being held on October 8 & 9. Howard Shore will be holding a pre-concert Q&A both evenings. Certainly NOT to be missed! [Tickets]

Miranda Otto is in talks to join Tom Cruise in director Steven Spielberg's The War of the Worlds for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, reports Variety. [More] Kudos to all who mailed this in!

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles have posted an explanation and 360 degree turnaround of the Minas Tirith Miniature Environment that will be included with the ROTK:EE Gift Set. They have also previewed the companion piece, Minas Morgul. [Click Here]

Hobbitfan writes: I have just returned from Annie Collins' lecture on editing ROTK. She began with a great clip of Jamie Selkirk talking about the editing process of the movies. She described how she got the job (first she helped storyboard animation, then digital work, then editing) and what it was like to work with Peter Jackson. !!!EE Spoilers!!! [More]

Altaira sends along word of Tolkien lecture in Longmont, CO. Joseph Pearce, author of, "Tolkien: Man and Myth" and, "Tolkien: ACelebration" will be making several presentations as part of a two dayseminar entitled: Unlocking The Lord of the Rings. The presentationswill take place on Saturday evening, October 2, and Sunday morning,October 3rd in Longmont, Colorado. [More]

The folks from Ringcon write: SEATTLE, WA, September 30, 2004 – The fifth Northwest RingCon will be held October 29th through 31st at the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel in Seattle. Lord of the Rings enthusiasts and fantasy lovers of all ages can experience a weekend of music, dance, costume-making, and fun, all in the context of the Middle Earth universe. [More]

After five years as hobbit Samwise Gamgee, Sean Astin has written a revealing book about life on the Lord of the Rings set. The trilogy gave him a new-found confidence, but not enough to look forward to Peter Jackson's reaction, he tells Sarah Stuart. Sean Astin clears his throat, giggles anxiously and puts what he hopes is his best hobbit foot forward to tell me about his new book on the making of The Lord of the Rings. [More]

Be sure to check out TheOneRing.net's exclusive sneak peak at Sean's upcoming book. You can read the entire first chapter of the book as well as an exclusive MP3 of Sean Astin's reading of an exclusive excerpt. [More]

Orlando Bloom has proposed to his girlfriend Kate Bosworth, according to the News of the World today. The Lord of the Rings star has apparently presented Bosworth with a £175,000 engagement ring. "All you see is diamonds," Bosworth told a friend. "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." [More]